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A child walks past the Atlanta, Ga., apartment, second door on left, on Thursday, April 10, 2014, where federal agents rescued Frank Arthur Janssen, of Wake Forest. N.C. The five people accused of kidnapping Janssen sent his wife a picture of him tied up in the Atlanta apartment and threatened to torture and dismember him, authorities said Thursday. John Strong, FBI special agent in charge in North Carolina, said the kidnapping of Janssen was related to his daughter's prosecution of North Carolina prisoner Kelvin Melton, who is serving a life sentence for his 2012 conviction for being a habitual felon. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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In this photo taken from video, FBI agents collect evidence at an apartment in Atlanta, Thursday morning, April 10, 2014, where federal agents rescued kidnap victim Frank Arthur Janssen, of Wake Forest. N.C. John Strong, FBI special agent in charge in North Carolina, said the kidnapping of Janssen was related to his daughter's prosecution of North Carolina prisoner Kelvin Melton, who is serving a life sentence for his 2012 conviction for being a habitual felon. (AP Photo/Johnny Clark)

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John Strong, special agent in charge of the FBI in North Carolina, addresses members of the media during a press conference at the Wake Forest Town Hall on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Wake Forest, N.C. Strong said the kidnapping of Frank Arthur Janssen was related to his daughter's prosecution of North Carolina prisoner Kelvin Melton, who is serving a life sentence for his 2012 conviction for being a habitual felon. Melton, 49, was also convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Corey Lowenstein) MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT

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John Strong, FBI special agent in charge of North Carolina, addresses members of the media during a press conference at the Wake Forest Town Hall on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Wake Forest, N.C. Strong said the kidnapping of Frank Arthur Janssen was related to his daughter's prosecution of North Carolina prisoner Kelvin Melton, who is serving a life sentence for his 2012 conviction for being a habitual felon. Melton, 49, was also convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

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Phoenix Coyotes goalie Thomas Greiss, of Germany, blocks a shot by the Nashville Predators in the second period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, blocks a shot by Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle (3) in the third period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Predators' Shea Weber (6). Phoenix Coyotes right wing Shane Doan (19) also defend. The Predators won 2-0. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Lawyer Steven Donziger, right, speaks to Huaorani women during this first day of the trial against Chevron-Texaco, in Lago Agrio, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003. A decade after Texaco pulled out of the Amazon jungle, the U.S. petroleum giant went on trial Tuesday in a lawsuit filed on behalf of 30,000 poor Ecuadoreans who say the company's 20 years of drilling poisoned their homeland. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

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The U.S. Sentencing Commission included a rebuke of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. while approving reduced sentencing guidelines for certain nonviolent drug offenses. (Associated Press)